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Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
Founded by pioneering antiques dealers and collectors Frank L. Horton and his mother Theodosia “Theo” L. Taliaferro in 1965, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) is a museum filled with 18th and 19th-century Southeastern furniture and décor. Located at Old Salem in the Frank L. Horton Center, the museum has 12 exhibits featuring collections architecture, ceramics, furniture, paintings, paper, silver, and textiles. Choose from a thematic tour or a tour of all the galleries to learn about objects made by diverse craftsmen from the first English footsteps at Jamestown to the first cannon fired at Fort Sumter. Students, homeschoolers, and campers can also take behind-the-scenes tours of the museum, which allow groups to explore African American and women’s stories behind iconic objects at MESDA.
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Hrs: Tue.-Sat. 10AM-5PM, Sun. 1-5PM.
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History Museum Lesson Plan
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A history museum or historical museum is a museum dedicated to presenting artifacts and exhibits reflecting the history of a particular nation, local level or a specific historical prospective or period.
History museums and historic houses or sites constitute the largest number of museums in the United States.
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Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
Founded by pioneering antiques dealers and collectors Frank L. Horton and his mother Theodosia “Theo” L. Taliaferro in 1965, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) is a museum filled with 18th and 19th-century Southeastern furniture and décor. Located at Old Salem in the Frank L. Horton Center, the museum has 12 exhibits featuring collections architecture, ceramics, furniture, paintings, paper, silver, and textiles. Choose from a thematic tour or a tour of all the galleries to learn about objects made by diverse craftsmen from the first English footsteps at Jamestown to the first cannon fired at Fort Sumter. Students, homeschoolers, and campers can also take behind-the-scenes tours of the museum, which allow groups to explore African American and women’s stories behind iconic objects at MESDA.
contact info
Hrs: Tue.-Sat. 10AM-5PM, Sun. 1-5PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
History Museum Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
A history museum or historical museum is a museum dedicated to presenting artifacts and exhibits reflecting the history of a particular nation, local level or a specific historical prospective or period.
History museums and historic houses or sites constitute the largest number of museums in the United States.
View Lesson Plan>>ABOUT
Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
Founded by pioneering antiques dealers and collectors Frank L. Horton and his mother Theodosia “Theo” L. Taliaferro in 1965, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) is a museum filled with 18th and 19th-century Southeastern furniture and décor. Located at Old Salem in the Frank L. Horton Center, the museum has 12 exhibits featuring collections architecture, ceramics, furniture, paintings, paper, silver, and textiles. Choose from a thematic tour or a tour of all the galleries to learn about objects made by diverse craftsmen from the first English footsteps at Jamestown to the first cannon fired at Fort Sumter. Students, homeschoolers, and campers can also take behind-the-scenes tours of the museum, which allow groups to explore African American and women’s stories behind iconic objects at MESDA.
contact info
Hrs: Tue.-Sat. 10AM-5PM, Sun. 1-5PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
History Museum Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
A history museum or historical museum is a museum dedicated to presenting artifacts and exhibits reflecting the history of a particular nation, local level or a specific historical prospective or period.
History museums and historic houses or sites constitute the largest number of museums in the United States.
View Lesson Plan>>